Industrial Services Outsourcing - Case Studies

The Result

The plant was able to consolidate to one automated treatment facility utilizing ProChem for operational staffing. By contracting ProChem for operational support staffing and training issues were eliminated. Moreover, purchasing of consumable items was also incorporated into the operational contract thus further reducing operating costs. Operating costs were reduced by over 40% versus the old systems and the support required from purchasing, management and maintenance departments was reduced or eliminated.

The client received the Governors Gold Flag Award for Environmental Excellence and Innovation. Today, ProChem operates the 1 million gallon per day treatment facility and has a 100% compliance environmental record. The wastewater facility also processes approximately 80% of its wastewater through a NF/RO membrane process to clean the wastewater to a quality, which can be reused by the facility.

Cost Effective Staffing and Operations:

Metals Industry

Client:

A heavy truck manufacturing facility was conducting a significant plant expansion in their production operations including parts assembly, painting, and metal working. The facility was operating multiple wastewater treatment plants to meet their treatment requirements.

The Problem:

The plant faced three significant issues consuming management time and corporate resources.:

  • Operation of multiple facilities was inefficient and costly from a purchasing, maintenance and operations perspective; operating costs needed to be reduced.
  • The plant was plagued with staffing and training issues and had sporadic violations of its discharge permit.
  • Additionally, the facility wanted to recycle/reuse a significant portion of its industrial wastewater as part of the company’s overall corporate environmental strategy.

The Solution:

ProChem was contracted to design, build and operate a state of the art central wastewater treatment plant. The new plant needed to be capable of meeting the requirements of the entire heavy truck manufacturing facility after the expansion and for the foreseeable future. Also the treatment plant was to incorporate recycle/ reuse technology so wastewater could be returned to the manufacturing process and water discharges greatly reduced.